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Pompeion

Athens Municipality, Greece · built -400

The Pompeion (Ancient Greek: Πομπεῖον) was a building made of Hymettian marble located in the Kerameikos of Athens between the Sacred Gate and the Dipylon, . The 4th-century BC building was destroyed during the siege by Sulla. A new Pompeion, of the basilical type, was erected by Antoninus Pius, but was later destroyed by the Heruli.

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